What does the World Bank's lead climate economist think about degrowth and post-capitalism? We did a written debate in the pages of Development Policy Review. You can read it for free here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dp…
Some of my arguments:
1. Growth in high-income nations is driving ecological breakdown
2. Hoping for “green growth” is not a reasonable response. We need to be scientific about this.
3. Rich countries must adopt post-growth pathways
4. Development requires decolonization
1. Growth in high-income nations is driving ecological breakdown
2. Hoping for “green growth” is not a reasonable response. We need to be scientific about this.
3. Rich countries must adopt post-growth pathways
4. Development requires decolonization
5. Social value and provisioning can be increased without rising commodity production
6. The key is to decommodify and expand essential social goods
7. The Environmental Kuznets Curve will not save us
8. We cannot solve the problem by redefining GDP
6. The key is to decommodify and expand essential social goods
7. The Environmental Kuznets Curve will not save us
8. We cannot solve the problem by redefining GDP
9. Degrowth is a useful word, but not necessary. People can make their own decisions about terminology. What matters is the underlying policy.
10. We need alliances between environmentalists, unions, and anti-colonial movements to achieve post-capitalist transition
10. We need alliances between environmentalists, unions, and anti-colonial movements to achieve post-capitalist transition
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